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Apr 2, 2025: Cultural Diet - March 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. March has marched on out, but spring is here and summer is on the way. I managed to get my …

Mar 26, 2025: Learned how to wire a light fitting, and the new office/guest room is pretty much done. Last bit to build - the desk.

Mar 23, 2025: Remembering to Play

I read this article A Project of One’s Own by Paul Graham and really related to it. I’m always giving myself little projects, usually to …

Mar 22, 2025: Just watched the Severance finale. Loved it. Please don’t make us wait years for S3. 📺

Mar 21, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: SBTRKT - SBTRKT (2011) I needed some momentum so I could fit all my work in this afternoon. This provided that momentum. Tunes. …

Mar 21, 2025: Having a room decorated over the weekend. I’ve had to empty it and so the rest of the house is a complete mess. It’s worth it. It’s worth it. It’s …

Mar 18, 2025: Then & Now

I went back to my old university at the weekend. It was about 9 years since I had last visited and 19 (💀) since I turned up as a Fresher. There was …

Mar 18, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Divorce - Drive to Goldenhammer (2025) I assume I heard this band on 6Music sometime, but I saw this album in my …

Mar 17, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up from Below (2009) Their tiny desk concert found its way on one of my feeds and I …

Mar 12, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1994) They might be coming to an end, but Wu-Tang will live forever. The beats are …

Mar 10, 2025: It really is amazing what a bit of 🌞 does for the old noggin, a thoroughly productive weekend.

Mar 6, 2025: I always feel a bit smug about not having kids, but never more than on World Book Day.

Mar 5, 2025: Cultural Diet - February 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. February was quite the month for me. For personal reasons as well as feeling like the year …

Mar 5, 2025: Couch to 5k has begun (who even am I anymore).

Mar 5, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: REM - Document (1987) No idea why R.E.M came into my head while I worked out what I wanted to listen to this afternoon. But I’m …

Mar 4, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Hinds - VIVA HINDS (2025) I heard the Spanish band’s live session with Craig Charles on 6Music the other week and they seemed …

Feb 26, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Sam Fender - People Watching (2025) I missed his standout Glastonbury set in 2022 which I imagine will turn him into a future …

Feb 23, 2025: The Bug Club @ Gorilla, Manchester 2025-02-22 🎵

Feb 22, 2025: Poetry for the Many by Jeremy Corbyn

Finished reading 2025: Poetry for the Many by Jeremy Corbyn 📚

Feb 22, 2025: Spring is coming 🌱

Feb 22, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) They’ve announced a massive show in Sheffield and while I have seen them live before, …

Feb 19, 2025: Stewart Lee @ The Lowry Theatre, Salford 2025-02-19 🎭

Feb 18, 2025: kele @ Gorilla, Manchester 2025-02-15 🎵

Feb 17, 2025: A Sober 2025: Feb Update

My theme for 2025 was meant to be all about my health, with a focus on improving it. The best way I saw to achieve this was committing to a fully …

Feb 14, 2025: The reviewer finds Doechii’s mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal” to have a unique sound and is excited for her future work.

Feb 13, 2025: First time since I got my new “proper” job over a year ago where I’ve felt under pressure and slightly out of my depth. Dreaming of …

Feb 12, 2025: OK, I admit it. I love Stacey Solomon’s Sort Your Life Out. Tidying ✅ Organising ✅ Heartwarming ✅

Feb 12, 2025: Adjusting My Inner Narrator

This post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, Artlung is hosting this initiative for February.

I live life with a constant narrator in my head. All …

Feb 6, 2025: I am staying in Ashford overnight before a site visit for work tomorrow. According to ChatGPT: Ashford, Kent, is known for several key features and …

Feb 4, 2025: Cultural Diet - January 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. January was long. And busy. And sober.

Work has been getting busier and so I’ve fallen …

Feb 2, 2025: Nearly made myself cry because I don’t understand how wireless headphones work.

Jan 25, 2025: On the train to Newcastle to meet my niece for the very first time 👶🏻. There’s some beautiful views out of the window, Storm Éowyn nowhere to be …

Jan 22, 2025: Spent the last couple of hours beginning a new Obsidian vault to start fresh and reorganise my notes into something more manageable and future proof. …

Jan 21, 2025: Last Week's Links 8

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Distract yourself, of course! You need to. But then disconnect, and reconnect with other …

Jan 21, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (1975) Haven’t seen A Complete Unknown yet. But today felt like a Bob day, and this is currently …

Jan 20, 2025: Decided I will be ignoring and refusing to get involved with/read/comment on anything to do with trumps inauguration except to say this: a collection …

Jan 17, 2025: Amad’s hat-trick last night. 00’s Forever all day on 6music today. Wedding tomorrow. Happy days.

Jan 16, 2025: 🎵Now Playing: Aldous Harding - Warm Chris (2022) Huge fan of Aldous Harding and I realised I hadn’t given this album much of a listen when it …

Jan 14, 2025: Last Week's Links 7

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. A stunning musical performance, great art, why Bitcoin is the worst, how AI could lead to …

Jan 9, 2025: News: I became an Uncle today.

Jan 9, 2025: Delighted to hear Lauren Laverne is well and coming back to 6music. Moving to the 10.30am-1pm time-slot is great. I chose the right time to start …

Jan 8, 2025: There is Thrill in the Friction

This post is part of the IndieWeb Carnival, V.H. Belvadi is hosting this initiative for January.

Jan 8, 2025:

I realise I haven’t shared any cat (🐈‍⬛) content here, so here is Domino - the world’s laziest colleague.

Jan 8, 2025: I’ve got back into listening to BBC 6Music while I work. It’s the perfect station really, isn’t it?

Jan 7, 2025: Last Week's Links 6

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. It’s a new year, but I continue to scour the internet to find gems in the ever …

Jan 7, 2025: 🎵Now playing: The National - Boxer (2007) It’s started snowing outside again. This album (and this band) always makes me feel like I’m …

Jan 6, 2025: 🎵Now playing: The Beatles - Revolver (1966) Back at work today, so thought I’d throw on an album I’ve ordered on vinyl with some …

Jan 1, 2025: A Sober 2025

I’ve decided to go through 2025 with a theme in mind. In 2024 I focused on doing well at work, keeping the job I recently got, learning quickly, …

Dec 31, 2024: Cultural Diet - December 2024

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. After November’s hectic gig schedule, this month was rather quieter with the festive …

Dec 24, 2024: Out of office is on, and I’ve already started to overeat. Merry Christmas all.

Dec 23, 2024: Last Week's Links 5

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.

Dec 20, 2024: Default Apps

Following a post I saw from @jarrod on HeyDingus here are the default apps I use on my iPhone.

Dec 19, 2024: My website now fits the season with falling snow. Check it out on danielsavage.uk ❄️ (thanks to @manton.org)

Dec 19, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: This Is Lorelei - Box for Buddy, Box for Star (2024) This was The Lovely Robin’s™️ best album of the year, and it had completely …

Dec 18, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land (2004) Not gone through the back catalogue of Biffy for a while. Blackened Sky is still my favourite album …

Dec 17, 2024: It’s #SPOTY therefore I get my years fill of sporting montages. Luke Littler the favourite to win but Keeley Hodgkinson’s gold was …

Dec 16, 2024: Last Week's Links 4

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. I’ll try to have more fun ones next time.

Dec 16, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: TV on the Radio - Dear Science (2008) I only remembered I love this band over the weekend so had to play this album today. Great way …

Dec 14, 2024: Altrincham 1 - 0 Sutton United ⚽️ Very cold. Very cold. Happy to be on the tram heading home to warmth and my cat.

Dec 13, 2024: Hosted a work’s Christmas quiz over Teams tonight (we all work remotely) and I got a sudden flashback of Covid.

Dec 12, 2024: Last Week's Links 3

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Sorry it’s a) late and b) short, but I’ve had a week.

Dec 5, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Laura Marling - Patterns (2024) Laura Marling is a perfect artist. She’s already one of my favourite gigs of all time, and this …

Dec 4, 2024: Reading Habits for 2025

It’s December, so obviously, I’m in reflection mode—looking back on the year, spotting the wins, and acknowledging where there’s room to improve. One …

Dec 3, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Joshua Idehen - Mum Does The Washing EP (2024) My Spotify algorithm came good suggesting this to me. Absolutely loved it. Sharp, …

Dec 3, 2024: Last Week's Links 2

Here are the best things I found on the internet last week. Couple poems, a video, and a few interesting articles. Good for a toilet break or two.

Dec 2, 2024: Cultural Diet - November 2024

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month.

November has been busy. I’ve overdone it and December is supposed to be the month of …

Dec 1, 2024: Manchester United 4 - 0 Everton. What a great day to have a ticket. We definitely need a new stadium but there’s still something special about …

Nov 29, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Yannis & The Yaw - Lagos Paris London EP (2024) A dream collaboration between The Foals singer and the legendary drummer Tony …

Nov 28, 2024: Ok, it’s time to admit it. I’m a Manchester United fan. Good win tonight. ⚽️🔴⚪️⚫️

Nov 28, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Chemical Brothers - Planet Dust (1995) They didn’t make this album for listening to at work, they made it for dancing. Best …

Nov 27, 2024: 🎵Now Playing: Kendrick Lamar - GNX (2024) Had to give this a chance after all the hype. Not my fave of his back catalog, but it could be a grower. …

Nov 26, 2024: Every border implies the violence of its maintenance. Ayesha A. Siddiqi

Nov 25, 2024: Last Week's Links 1 Here’s some things I found on the internet last week. Video: Can you take a photo of us? Video: Mad isn’t it Article: Household …

Nov 25, 2024: I’ve been thinking about giving up the booze for a while. Wasting days hungover just isn’t the one anymore. I thought January 1st would be …

Nov 21, 2024: Filling out more pages on the site. I love to track things (classic IT guy alert) so you can find all my: 🤘gigs 🎵vinyl 🌎travel ⛺️festivals 📚books …

Nov 20, 2024: I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so I can do my laundry and dishes. Joanna …

Nov 19, 2024: Hello World! Hello, this post means danielsavage.uk is back online! Yes, I’m going to be blogging again like I’m on geocities (yes, I’ve been …